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29 Aug 2010

Balti Fish Curry

A very delicious dish of fish. I always used to love the Balti dishes whenever we go to a restaurant and hence I thought of doing this Balti fish curry. Balti dishes usually has marinated pieces of meat and spices cooked in high flame.

Ingredients:

Fish fillets - 250 gms

Bay leaf - 1

Ghee or oil - 50 ml

Onions - 2 (chopped)

Salt - 1tsp

Water - 100 ml

For marinade

Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp

Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Fresh red chillies - 3 (chopped finely)

Ground coriander - 1 tsp

Ground cumin - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1tsp

Chilli powder - 1tsp

Salt - 1tsp

Water - 1 tbsp

Method:

To make the marinade mix all the ingredients given under marinade ingredients to form a thin paste. Add the fish fillet and leave to marinate for 30 minutes, or upto 4 hrs in the refrigerator.

Heat the ghee or oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat, add the onions with salt and cook until very soft and golden.

Add the fish fillets and the marinade to the pan and stir in the water. Bring to boil, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes spooning the sauce over the fish and carefully moving the fish around until well cooked and flake easily.